Pub. L. 102-325, tit. IV, pt. C, sec. 441

DESIGNATION, PURPOSE, AND APPROPRIATIONS.

EnactedYear: 1992Length: 348 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 441. DESIGNATION, PURPOSE, AND APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Program Title.— (1) Amendment.— The heading of part C of title IV of the Act is amended to read as follows: “Part C— Federal Work-Study Programs”. (2) Conforming amendment.— The heading of section 443 is amended by inserting “federal” before “work-study”. (b) Purpose.— Section 441(a) of the Act is amended by inserting “, and to encourage students receiving Federal student financial assistance to participate in community service activities that will benefit the Nation and engender in the students a sense of social responsibility and commitment to the community” before the period at the end thereof. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.— Section 441(b) of the Act is amended to read as follows: “(b) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, $800,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years”. (d) Definition of Community Service.— Section 441 of the Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c) Community Services.— For purposes of this part, the term ‘community services’ means services which are identified by an institution of higher education, through formal or informal consultation with local nonprofit, governmental, and community-based organizations, as designed to improve the quality of life for community residents, particularly low-income individuals, or to solve particular problems related to their needs, including— 106 STAT. 564 “(1) such fields as health care, child care, literacy training, education (including tutorial services), welfare, social services, transportation, housing and neighborhood improvement, public safety, crime prevention and control, recreation, rural development, and community improvement; “(2) work in service opportunities or youth corps as defined in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and service in the agencies, institutions and activities designated in section 124(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990; “(3) support services to students with disabilities; and “(4) activities in which a student serves as a mentor for such purposes as— “(A) tutoring; “(B) supporting educational and recreational activities; and “(C) counseling, including career counseling”.